nascar 2009 <> before and after week #26

the first portion of the the 2009 nascar season is in the books ... the regular season is done ... the big winners were mark martin, tony stewart and jeff gordan ... big losers would be kyle busch, matt kenseth and dale earnhardt, jr ... now it is on to new hampshire and the chase for a championship ... should be an awesome 10 weeks coming up

pool standings AFTER WEEK #26 <> chevy rock & roll 400 at richmond

• floyd -- 3461 points / 2 winners
• jim -- 3370 (-91) / 4 winners
• tom *-- 3330 (-131) / 3 winners
• jason -- 3186 (-275) / 5 winners
• robin* -- 3057 (-404) / 3 winners
• rich -- 2509 (-952) / 1 winner
• kevin -- 2478 (-983)

*denotes rookie competitor


pool picks FOR WEEK #26 <> chevy rock & roll 400 at richmond (for most points <> for race win)

• floyd -- brad keselowski (09) <> jimmie johnson (48)
• jim -- david stremme (12) <> denny hamlin (11)
• tom -- marcos ambrose (47) <> denny hamlin (11)
• jason -- brad keselowski (09) <> kyle busch (18)
• robin -- juan pablo montoya (42) <> jimmie johnson (48)
• rich -- jeff gordon (24) <> kevin harvick (29)
• kevin -- jeff gordon (24) <> kevin harvick (29)